Amazon launches new Echo hardware line: what people are saying
Amazon unveiled a major refresh of its Echo lineup, including the Echo Show 16, an Echo Studio speaker with an integrated camera, and the Echo Time smart clock.
We read 177 public comments about it on YouTube and Web; 58 of them, from 55 different people, are about this story. Below is what they say, counted.
What people are saying
Each comment is filed under the one position it takes; shares are of on-topic comments. Quotes are verbatim, most-liked first, one per person.
Complaints about ads on screen devices
26%15 comments
“I don’t want anymore screens please”
“Every time I look at my echo shows, I’m being shown an ad 90% of the time. They can off themselves.”
“Do they all come with complementary mandatory ads?”
Skepticism about hardware quality and performance
21%12 comments
“It swivels because you moved it 🤣”
“I used to listen to Panos' Surface keynotes to get hyped up. Didnt know he went to Amazon. I am curious if he had any influence on the new Alexa Tablets, which gave me a very Surface RT vibe.”
“Bruh how many screens do we need in our life”
Privacy and data collection concerns
19%11 comments
“Now if only it didn’t run Alexa or tied to Amazon.”
“No way in hell I'm putting an Alexa anything in my bedroom.”
“Amazon just announced a bunch of new devices to spy on you”
Product prices are too high for the value
17%10 comments
“Fire TV built into a $499.99 Echo Show 16 is the tell: Amazon is pricing it against a second TV, not against other smart speakers.”
“Prices on these echo devices are getting ridiculous. $199 for the echo time is a joke.”
“Never buy Amazon hardware for the regular price. It always goes on sale for 50-80% during every Amazon sale event.”
Comparisons to competitors like Apple
10%6 comments
“The echo show 16 makes apple's homeview look like it was designed by Fisher-Price.”
“way better than Apple Homeview”
“It looks oddly similar to what apple is offering”
Desire for more automation features and control
7%4 comments
“If the echo show has the ability to add a browser (of my choice) and the ability to add a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse then I'm in, take my money.”
“Amazon need to let You be able to use the omni sense in automations.”
“Can they make Alexa stop reacting everytime someone on a youtube says "Alexa"?!?!?”
Comments per day
By the date each comment was posted
Alternatives people name
Counted once per comment that names it
- apple4 comments
What happened, according to the press
The headlines this story was detected from, linked
- Amazon turns its most capable smart speaker into a smart camera, tooarstechnica.com · 28 Oct 2026
- Inside Amazon’s Echo hardware eventtheverge.com · 28 Oct 2026
- Almost all of Amazon’s new Echo gear is available nowtheverge.com · 28 Oct 2026
- Everything announced at Amazon’s October 2026 hardware launchtheverge.com · 28 Oct 2026
- Amazon’s new Echo line is here: the 6 biggest updatestheverge.com · 28 Oct 2026
- Amazon’s new Echo Studio speaker has a cameratheverge.com · 28 Oct 2026
- Amazon’s first digital picture frame lets you add voice notes to photostheverge.com · 28 Oct 2026
- Our first look at Amazon’s big new Echo Show 16theverge.com · 28 Oct 2026
- Amazon’s Alexa Home Map is getting a smarter 3D redesigntheverge.com · 28 Oct 2026
- Spending time with the Echo Time — a smart clock that senses you sleepingtheverge.com · 28 Oct 2026
Questions this page answers
What happened with Amazon?
Amazon unveiled a major refresh of its Echo lineup, including the Echo Show 16, an Echo Studio speaker with an integrated camera, and the Echo Time smart clock.
What are people saying about Amazon launches new Echo hardware line?
Of 58 comments from 55 people on YouTube and Web: Complaints about ads on screen devices (26%); Skepticism about hardware quality and performance (21%); Privacy and data collection concerns (19%); Product prices are too high for the value (17%).
What alternatives to Amazon do people mention?
Named in the comments, by number of comments naming each: apple (4).
How this page is made
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